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When Kelis released her first album in December 1999, soul music was already enjoying a revamp thanks to purist innovators like Erykah Badu and D’Angelo. But Kaleidoscope (which celebrates its twentieth birthday with this Expanded Edition) was on a whole different playing field. During the summer of that same year, the Harlem fly girl first imposed her urban verve on the crazy single Got Your Money by former Wu-Tang member Ol’ Dirty Bastard. With confidence and charisma aplenty -- she’s only 20 years old on this record -- she takes full ownership of this first record entirely directed by the Neptunes duo Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo. Kaleidoscope is an R&B record with just the right amounts of pop and hip-hop, like Mary J. Blige or even Brandy. Rather minimalist beats and arrangement-wise, Kelis was a veritable trailblazer. Two decades later and without a single wrinkle, this is a welcome gift that features a handful of remixes (like the excellent extended Caught Out Here by The Neptunes) and gives us the pleasure of revisiting this sensual classic. © Marc Zisman/Qobuz
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Chad Hugo, Composer, Producer - Terrence Thornton, Composer - G. Thornton, Composer - The Neptunes, Producer - Serban Ghenea, MixingEngineer - Pharrell, Composer, Producer - Andrew Coleman, SoundEngineer - Kelis, MainArtist - Dave Hummel, SoundEngineer
1999 Capitol Records, LLC 2020 Capitol Records, LLC
Chad Hugo, Composer - The Neptunes, Producer - Pharrell Williams, Composer - Kelis, MainArtist - Terrar, FeaturedArtist
1999 Capitol Records, LLC 2020 Capitol Records, LLC
Chad Hugo, Composer, Producer - Pharrell, Composer, Producer - Kelis, MainArtist
1999 Capitol Records, LLC 2020 Capitol Records, LLC
Chad Hugo, Composer, Producer - The Neptunes, Producer - Pharrell Williams, Composer - Serban Ghenea, MixingEngineer - Pharrell, Producer - Andrew Coleman, SoundEngineer - Kelis, MainArtist - Dave Hummel, SoundEngineer - Dave Humel, SoundEngineer
1999 Capitol Records, LLC 2020 Capitol Records, LLC
Chad Hugo, Composer, Producer - Pharrell, Composer, Producer - Kelis, MainArtist - Markita, Composer, MainArtist
1999 Capitol Records, LLC 2020 Capitol Records, LLC
Chad Hugo, Composer, Producer - The Neptunes, Producer - Serban Ghenea, MixingEngineer - Pharrell, Composer, Producer - Andrew Coleman, SoundEngineer - Kelis, MainArtist - Dave Hummel, SoundEngineer
1999 Capitol Records, LLC 2020 Capitol Records, LLC
Chad Hugo, Composer, Producer - Kelis Rogers, Composer - The Neptunes, Producer - Serban Ghenea, MixingEngineer - Pharrell, Composer, Producer - Andrew Coleman, SoundEngineer - Kelis, MainArtist - Dave Hummel, SoundEngineer - Dave Humel, SoundEngineer
1999 Capitol Records, LLC 2020 Capitol Records, LLC
Chad Hugo, Composer, Producer - Pharrell, Composer, Producer - Kelis, MainArtist
1999 Capitol Records, LLC 2020 Capitol Records, LLC
Chad Hugo, Composer, Producer - Marc Dorsey, MainArtist - Slick Rick, Composer - Pharrell, Composer, Producer - Kelis, MainArtist - N.E.R.D., MainArtist
1999 Capitol Records, LLC 2020 Capitol Records, LLC
Chad Hugo, Composer, Producer - The Neptunes, Producer - Pharrell, Composer, Producer - Andrew Coleman, SoundEngineer - Kelis, MainArtist - Dave Hummel, SoundEngineer - Ken 'Duro' Ifill, MixingEngineer
1999 Capitol Records, LLC 2020 Capitol Records, LLC
Chad Hugo, Composer, Producer - The Neptunes, Producer - Serban Ghenea, MixingEngineer - Pharrell, Composer, Producer - Andrew Coleman, SoundEngineer - Kelis, MainArtist - Dave Hummel, SoundEngineer
1999 Capitol Records, LLC 2020 Capitol Records, LLC
Chad Hugo, Composer, Producer - Kelis Rogers, Composer - Pharrell, Composer, Producer - Kelis, MainArtist
1999 Capitol Records, LLC 2020 Capitol Records, LLC
Chad Hugo, Composer, Producer - Kelis Rogers, Composer - The Neptunes, Producer - Serban Ghenea, MixingEngineer - Pharrell, Composer, Producer - Andrew Coleman, SoundEngineer - Kelis, MainArtist - Dave Hummel, SoundEngineer
1999 Capitol Records, LLC 2020 Capitol Records, LLC
Chad Hugo, Composer, Producer - The Neptunes, Producer - Serban Ghenea, MixingEngineer - Pharrell, Composer, Producer - Andrew Coleman, SoundEngineer - Kelis, MainArtist - Dave Hummel, SoundEngineer - Justin Vince, MainArtist - Nicole Ray, BackgroundVocals - Kenny Ray, BackgroundVocals
1999 Capitol Records, LLC 2020 Capitol Records, LLC
Chad Hugo, Composer - The Neptunes, Producer - Pharrell, Composer - Kelis, MainArtist
1999 Capitol Records, LLC 2020 Capitol Records, LLC
Chad Hugo, Composer - David Morales, Remixer - The Neptunes, Producer - Pharrell Williams, Composer - Kelis, MainArtist
1999 Capitol Records, LLC 2020 Capitol Records, LLC
Chad Hugo, Composer - The Neptunes, Producer - Pharrell Williams, Composer - Kelis, MainArtist - Soul Inside, Remixer
1999 Capitol Records, LLC 2020 Capitol Records, LLC
Chad Hugo, Composer - The Neptunes, Producer - Pharrell Williams, Composer - Kelis, MainArtist
1999 Capitol Records, LLC 2020 Capitol Records, LLC
The Neptunes, Producer - Pharrell Williams, Composer, Producer, MixingEngineer - Kelis, MainArtist
1999 Capitol Records, LLC 2020 Capitol Records, LLC
Chad Hugo, Composer - The Neptunes, Producer - Pharrell Williams, Composer - Kelis, MainArtist - Bump & Flex, Remixer
1999 Capitol Records, LLC 2020 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
When Kelis released her first album in December 1999, soul music was already enjoying a revamp thanks to purist innovators like Erykah Badu and D’Angelo. But Kaleidoscope (which celebrates its twentieth birthday with this Expanded Edition) was on a whole different playing field. During the summer of that same year, the Harlem fly girl first imposed her urban verve on the crazy single Got Your Money by former Wu-Tang member Ol’ Dirty Bastard. With confidence and charisma aplenty -- she’s only 20 years old on this record -- she takes full ownership of this first record entirely directed by the Neptunes duo Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo. Kaleidoscope is an R&B record with just the right amounts of pop and hip-hop, like Mary J. Blige or even Brandy. Rather minimalist beats and arrangement-wise, Kelis was a veritable trailblazer. Two decades later and without a single wrinkle, this is a welcome gift that features a handful of remixes (like the excellent extended Caught Out Here by The Neptunes) and gives us the pleasure of revisiting this sensual classic. © Marc Zisman/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:28:14
- Main artists: Kelis
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: [PIAS] Recordings Catalogue
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
1999 Capitol Records, LLC 2020 Capitol Records, LLC
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